I changed the preview from last time a bit. My author's note is at the bottom, so don't necessarily let the length fool you.
Chapter 7(Andi's POV)
The next morning, I remembered waking up to the constant sound of an alarm. I groaned and tried to roll over to the other end of the bed, but I had hit something hard. Immediately, my eyes shot open and I nearly fell off the bed in the process. I had completely forgotten that I had stayed at Dean's. Sometimes I couldn't help but realize how much of an idiot I was.
Yawning a few more times, I gently shook Dean awake and got off the bed. I walked over the mirror above his dresser and sighed once I noticed how horrible my hair looked. As soon as I dug a brush out of my purse, I began brushing through my medium length blonde hair, wondering how I was ever going to tell Dean what was on my mind. There was something very important I had to inform him of, but I didn't know just I should even bring the topic up.
Sighing, I knocked on the bathroom door where he was shaving and patiently waited for him to answer.
"You okay?" he immediately asked.
"Yeah…" I trailed off. "There's something I need to tell you."
"What is it?" he asked, leaning against the doorframe.
I smiled as I realized how cute his hair looked when it was spiked and it was sticking out in all sorts of directions. My heart was pounding furiously in my chest and I couldn't calm down enough to tell him, but I had to. There was an even bigger thing bugging me.
"Dean, we've known each other for a while, and I have to say that I've really grown attached to you." I paused and tried to delay the time. "What I'm trying to say is that I love you, Dean, with all my heart." As soon as the words had poured from my lips, I calmed down and looked at him. Silence. Nothing. He just stood there, a confused look on his face.
"I'm sorry," he brushed past me. "I can't say those words to you." Dean began filling his suitcases with shirts, not bothering to fold them. My eyes began spilling tears at a rapid rate, feeling extremely stupid for putting my heart on the floor for Dean to stomp on. I wouldn't let him remain victorious. He didn't deserve them.
"Well, I'm glad you cleared that up because I can't leave with you."
"What?" he asked in shock. "I thought you wanted to come with me."
"Honestly Dean, you don't expect me to believe that you actually give a damn about me. I'm sorry I wasted your precious time. You better get going. I have my father to apologize to. I should have listened to him in the start and none of this would have happened in the first place." I stomped past him, slamming the door and running down the street. If he had planned this the whole time then he was surely dead when I told my dad about this all.
..
"Daddy!" I cried as I entered the house and wrapped my arms around him. "I'm so sorry. I should have listened to you in the start." I tightened my grip around him as he relaxed and hugged me back. Immediately, he pulled out of the hug and stared at me long and hard.
"Andrea, what happened?" he demanded.
"Dean and I had a falling out. We didn't feel the same way. I left. Simple as that." I looked down at the floor, too afraid to face my father. I knew that he had been right, and it made me feel like such an idiot in front of him. My father was a very wise person and he had never done a single thing in the world to hurt me, so from that moment on, I had decided that I'd listen to him. He was older and wiser, and most of all, he was my father.
"So, you're not leaving with him?"
"Of course not," I cut in. "I have a family I love and apparently he's going to find a family of his own. I guess I never meant much to him anyway." I sighed deeply and started to walk away. I needed to take a nice ride around the track out front to calm my nerves and overall sadness and feelings of hurt and betrayal. "I'm going riding." With that, I walked outside and entered the garage. As usual, Andrew was working on his bike with Jason and they were calculating how much money it would cost for his latest wreck. I, on the other hand, just ignored them and got into my suit.
"Are you okay?" Andy asked.
"Dean left," I squeaked angrily.
"Where to?"
"Florida… down south. Somewhere, I suppose." I sighed and took a seat on my bike. It felt right to be back on it again. Maybe I had been stupid to fall for Dean. We were involved in the same profession and it was obvious he wasn't looking for a relationship.
"What about us sponsoring him?" Jason cut in harshly.
"I guess he doesn't give a shit. I mean, I almost went with the asshole until we got into a fight this morning," I yelled, slamming my fist into the bike seat.
"Wait. No way. You, Andrea Carson, almost went with a guy. What, were you crazy?" Andrew roared, throwing the calculator onto the ground.
"No," I answered quietly, "I was in love."
-
-
-
A/n: I know this is a short chapter and it took forever, but this is just to get me writing this story again. I got a spurt of inspiration and I didn't want to leave you all hanging and wait even longer to update, so I only wrote this small piece for chapter seven. I'm sorry this chapter is a long time coming, but I never realized how many people actually liked it. I also apologize if this chapter sucks. It was hard getting back into the feel of fanfiction again. Anyway, I'd just like to let you all know that I'm not abandoning this story at all.
I'll never take seven months again, Laura, and I hope that everyone who likes this story is still reviewing. There is a lot that's going to happen…. I have tons of ideas for this story and the chapters will get longer and more detailed. Thank you for all your support and your kind reviews… and I guess those not so nice reviews… I essentially write this story for everyone reviewing… unlike my views of when I write original fiction.
Nikole: your comment really inspired me. From this story, I don't think it'd be good enough to publish… but I am writing a few original stories over on fictionpress if you'd like to give them a try. They are more developed and better than my fanfics. So thank you again for flattering me and pushing me to write this chapter.
-
-
-
Preview for the next chapter: (more like a bunch of ideas…)
Tory will be reappearing in the story. Andy and Jason try to make Andi feel better. And the twins dad sits down and has a talk with them.